About the Group

The Organizational Discourse, Strategy and Change (ODSC) Group comprises a cluster of researchers at the University of Sydney Business School. The Group is associated with the International Centre for Research in Organizational Discourse, Strategy and Change (ICRODSC).

ICRODSC links international researchers who share an interest in developing and applying discourse methods to the study of organizations. It brings together researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds, provides a critical mass in research expertise, facilitates cross-disciplinary research, provides a banner for new research initiatives, provides contacts and support for doctoral students, and provides resources for workshops, studies, and other activities.

ICRODSC was launched in 2001 by four institutions - the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, King's College at the University of London, and McGill University. Since then, it has grown to include the following institutional partners:

University of Melbourne

University of Sydney

Cardiff University

City University London

Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

King's College, University of London

Lund University, Sweden

McGill University, Canada

Meiji University, Japan;

Queen Mary, University of London

Texas A&M University

University of California;

University of Colorado;

University of Leicester

VU University, Amsterdam

The group of researchers at the University of Sydney Business School share an interest with colleagues located at these other institutions in developing and applying discourse methods to the study of organizations.

Objectives

ICRODSC's objectives are:

To establish a leading group of world class scholars in organizational discourse in order to facilitate research on organizational discourse, strategy and change;

To encourage collaborative research projects among leading universities in the field of organizational discourse;

To disseminate research findings on discourse analysis and its applications through academic publications, seminars and conferences;

To facilitate research and teaching interchanges among scholars who work in this area;

To increase opportunities for researchers interested in discourse analysis to interact through specific initiatives, such as workshops, conferences, etc.; and

To facilitate collaborative links regarding research and postgraduate training in the field of organizational discourse.

The ODSC Group at Sydney and ICRODSC hold regular workshops and exchanges that bring leading international scholars to Australia; it provides opportunities for academics and doctoral students to engage with institutional partners; its members have contributed to an ongoing stream of collaborative research on the role of discourse in organizations.

Organizational Structure

Current members of the ODSC Group at the University of Sydney Business School are:

Associate Professor Leanne Cutcher (Director)

Associate Professor Jane Andrew

Dr Max Baker

Professor Suresh Cuganesan

Associate Professor Teresa Davis

Dr Maurizio Floris

Professor Richard Hall

Dr Catherine Hardy

Anya Johnson

Dr Jane Lê

Dr Helena Nguyen

Dr David Oliver

Professor John Roberts

Dr Richard Seymour

Associate Professor Catherine Welch

Sharna Wiblen

Professor Christopher Wright

Dr Jeaney Yip

Dr Ying Zhang

Coordinator: Dr Barbara Foweraker

A complete list of all researchers at other partner institutions as well as members of the University of Sydney Group can be found at the ICRODSC website.

International Advisory Board

The activities of ICRODSC are overseen by an International Advisory Board made up of Co-Directors from each of the associated institutions, and senior academics from a range of institutions. The group is a valuable resource in that they both advise on and participate in new research initiatives.

Current membership of the International Advisory Board is as follows:

Mats Alvesson, Lund University

Kevin Barge, Texas A&M University

James Barker, Dalhousie University

Stanley Deetz, University of Colorado

Peter Fleming, Queen Mary, University of London

Cynthia Hardy, University of Melbourne

Tom Keenoy, University of Leicester

Tom Lawrence, Simon Fraser University

Steve Maguire, McGill University

Joanne Martin, Stanford University

Tim Morris, University of Oxford

Kamal Munir, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge

Cliff Oswick, Cass Business School, City University London

Gill Palmer, RMIT, Melbourne

Nelson Phillips, Imperial College, University of London

Linda Putnam, University of California, Santa Barbara

Masayasu Takahashi, Meiji University

Robyn Thomas, Cardiff Business School

Hari Tsoukas, Warwick Business School / Athens Laboratory for Business Administration (ALBA)